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Kishore Sukshavasi

RF Designer
Ottawa

Summary

Enthusiastic RF Designer eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Electronic/communication product market requirements. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Satcom /Telecom Equipment Industry.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

RF Hardware Developer

Ericsson Canada Inc
6 2021 - Current
  • Design & Development of Indoor 4x4 MIMO 5G Radio Base Stations for various 5G Frequency bands
  • Derived RF Front end specifications from requirement documents
  • RF-line-up calculations/simulations (HFSS/AWR/ADS), and components selection
  • Derived DC power tree, DC-DC converters selection and design
  • HSI document creation (Hardware & Software interface)
  • Schematic capture, Layout support
  • Interaction with PCB manufacturers and solving DFM issues
  • Prepared Components de-rating/margin analysis report
  • Testing of RF Hardware at module and system level
  • Interaction with mechanical team for design of housing, RF shield, and thermal simulations
  • Prepared Design verification report
  • Product transfer to production & RMA support
  • Evaluated new technologies to determine their potential impact on existing product lines and future developments

RF/Electrical Engineer

Norsat International Inc
02.2020 - 06.2021
  • Design and development of K-Band LNB (17.7-20.2GHz) for VSAT application.
  • Designed K-Band LNA with Noise figure of 1.4dB
  • Architecture selection (Single conversion vs Double conversion)
  • RF-line-up calculations/simulations using HFSS/ADS/ADI Sim PLL
  • Designed Transmit reject filter, Synthesizers and IF sections.
  • Component selection (Mixers, Synthesizers, Oscillators, Switches, DC-DC converters)
  • Schematic capture and Layout design using Altium software.
  • Performed in-depth RF testing of LNB
  • Prepared Design review documents (CDR, PDR and FDR documents)
  • Interaction with Mechanical team for Housing and RF shield design
  • Estimated project costs and resource allocation to forecast budget requirements and monitor adherence

Senior RF Design Engineer

WAVESTREAM CORPORATION (ASAIA) PTE LTD
11.2019 - 01.2020
  • Participated in the testing of 16W KU BUC for a short period.
  • Reason for short term employment :Relocated to Canada after acquiring permanent residency status

Principal Engineer

iDirect Asia Pte Ltd /ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd
03.2011 - 11.2019
  • Design and Development of VSAT (very small aperture terminal) products for satellite communication especially BUC (Block Up Converter) & SSPA.
  • Designed C, X, Ku and Ka Band Block Up Converters (transmitter) for SATCOM Industry.
  • Designed Local Oscillator/Synthesizers up to frequency 30GHz.
  • Designed C (5-7GHz), X (7-9GHz), Ku (13-15GHz) and Ka band (28-31GHz) Block up converters for VSAT market
  • Designed Solid-State Power Amplifiers for VSAT market using GaAs and GaN technologies.
  • Designed various frequency band Micro-strip filters.
  • Conduct different test and measurements using VNA, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generator, Power Meter etc. for products with frequency up to 40GHz.
  • Designed power management circuitry such as LDO, switch mode DC-DC Converters.
  • Experienced in using EDA simulation tools (Microwave Office, HFSS, and ADS), PCB layout tools (Altium- Designer).
  • Explored various High power combining techniques and Waveguide parts.
  • Experienced with communication protocols like SPI, I2C, UART, RS-232, RS-485 and Ethernet.
  • Designed satellite modem front end with AD9361 transceiver chip.
  • Experienced with micro-controller board design, Thermal testing, Reliability and RMA issues.
  • Oversaw QA/QC process to improve product quality and production yield

Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

Motorola Solutions
02.2009 - 02.2011
  • Designing of TETRA Mobile Radio (350-430MHZ)
  • Designed Receiver based on Direct conversion Architecture.
  • Characterization of Motorola’s next generation Base band IC for TETRA platform.
  • Developed AGC algorithm for TETRA TMO and DMO modes.
  • Designed Low Noise Amplifier and Tunable Band pass filter.
  • Pre-Silicon Validation of Baseband IC.
  • Receiver Linearity improvement.
  • Receiver budget calculations (P1dB, IP3, IP2, Gain, Phase noise and Dynamic range).
  • Selection of Clock rates, sampling frequencies, Base-band filter cut- off frequencies, Decimation rates.
  • Schematic capture and layout support.
  • Tested Radio as per ETSI standard.

Senior Engineer

Honeywell Technology Solution Lab Pvt Ltd
06.2008 - 02.2009
  • Redesigned Avionics Radio’s to address component obsolescence issues.
  • Proposed alternate solutions/parts to improve reliability of VHF Radio’s, DME, Altimeter, ADF and Localizer.
  • Proposed alternate solutions for VHF Radio's for cost reduction.

Senior Engineer

Tata Elxsi Ltd
12.2006 - 06.2008
  • Designed RF Front end/Tuner for Satellite, cable and terrestrial Set top box.
  • RF board schematic capture and layout guidance.
  • Evaluated RF chip sets from different suppliers to confirm performance.
  • Experienced with RF simulation tools and Audio and Video standards.
  • Conducted temperature tests and resolved various RF performance and Reliability issues.
  • Experienced with Digital and Analog modulation techniques like QPSK, QAM, 8PSK, AM and FM.
  • Assessed scope and requirements to assist with project design determinations

RF Engineer

SV Technologies
06.2004 - 11.2006
  • Designed solution for DECT based Micro BTS with single TRX for GSM.
  • Designed of S band tracking receiver with AM and FM demodulators.
  • Designed L,C and X band UP/down converters.
  • Worked with external labs for RE and EMI/EMC testing

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communications Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad
08.2001 - 05.2004

Diploma - Electronics & Communications Engineering

SVL Polytechnic
Machilipatnam,India
07.1996 - 05.1999

Skills

Experienced in designing of VSAT terminals (BUC& LNB) , 5G Indoor Radio Base station, Avionics Radio’s , Tetra Mobile Radio's and Up/Down converters RF Simulation tools: HFSS, AWR and ADS PCB layout tools: Altium, Pads and Allegro

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Timeline

RF/Electrical Engineer

Norsat International Inc
02.2020 - 06.2021

Senior RF Design Engineer

WAVESTREAM CORPORATION (ASAIA) PTE LTD
11.2019 - 01.2020

Principal Engineer

iDirect Asia Pte Ltd /ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd
03.2011 - 11.2019

Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

Motorola Solutions
02.2009 - 02.2011

Senior Engineer

Honeywell Technology Solution Lab Pvt Ltd
06.2008 - 02.2009

Senior Engineer

Tata Elxsi Ltd
12.2006 - 06.2008

RF Engineer

SV Technologies
06.2004 - 11.2006

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communications Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
08.2001 - 05.2004

Diploma - Electronics & Communications Engineering

SVL Polytechnic
07.1996 - 05.1999

RF Hardware Developer

Ericsson Canada Inc
6 2021 - Current
Kishore SukshavasiRF Designer